The first graph gives the number of passengers travelling by train in Sydney. The second graph provides information on the percentage of trains running on time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given line charts illustrate information about the number of passengers who used a train to travel in Sydney and the ratio of running on-time trains from 1995 to 2004.
Overall
, the number of travellers witnessed an upward trend,
whereas
the proportion of trains who work up to schedule dropped remarkably over the period in question. Looking at the details, the number of train passengers started at 250 million people in the first year, and after reaching a peak of 300 million people in 2001, the figure showed a significant fall to 280 million travellers in 2002 and remained stable at around 280 000 000 to the end of the period. Meanwhile, the proportion of trains running on time was at more than 90% in the first year, and during the 9 years fluctuated between 95% and 85%.
Following
this
, there was a considerable decrease, hitting a low point of less than 75% in the final year.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • passenger volume
  • trend
  • peak times
  • off-peak times
  • punctuality
  • infrastructure
  • correlation
  • traffic
  • delays
  • satisfaction
  • efficiency
  • transportation system
  • reliability
  • urban mobility
  • capacity
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